- The reasons for its extinction are not well-known, but probably included habitat loss and the introduction of predatory species like rats. More recently, the ill-fated introduction of the predatory Rosy Wolf Snail from Florida to control an agricultural pest in Hawaii, the Giant African Snail, led to the extinction of many of Hawaii’s snails.www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/native-hawaiian-snails/
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- And these creatures are incredibly diverse: There were once more than 750 species of land snail in Hawaii, including a little over 200 in the tree snail family. See more
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